Teething pains with my ST. Here is the complete breakdown of the errors I’ve recorded with this vehicle.
1. Paint defect on the right rear passenger door.
Currently in service to correct. The door is being re-painted.
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fia5h30aqy7kgvi/IMG_2512.jpg?dl=0
2. Center screen stuck in partial reverse display while driving forward.
Video here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0umbmbnydr88nch/IMG_2508.m4v?dl=0
You can see reverse cross-traffic alert, map in the background, parking sensors displayed. I had to pull over, shut down the vehicle to clear screen. This is intermittent.
3. Alert: Charging System Service Soon displayed while driving.
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gu5dda8nbxkrh0v/IMG_2498.jpg?dl=0
You can see the engine is running, the parking brake is engaged.
4. Alert: System Off to Save Battery Please turn ignition off or start the engine.
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xg3e9re33f4frka/IMG_2701.jpg?dl=0
Received while at idle in while in park, engine running.
5. Alert: Restart Now or Key is Needed
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6r20xke81tvael3/IMG_2702.jpg?dl=0
Received right after the ignition was turned off to exit the car.
6. Sirius XM icons and channel data sometimes doesn’t load. Also the Sirius XM pre-set buttons don’t work on vehicle start. This is an intermittent event. Sometimes channel content buttons display immediately. Other times they don’t load at all. The vehicle location is always in the same place with a clear view of the sky. For example, when you touch the pre-set Sirius XM buttons you can’t change the channels.
7. Loose suspension/rattle sound
Occasionally while driving over rough road or speed bumps there is a rattle that sounds like a loose exhaust or suspension. Other times I don’t hear it. Please inspect suspension and exhaust for any loose parts. I see that other ST owners have reported a strange noise problem: https://www.explorerst.org/threads/strange-sound-from-front-when-coming-to-a-stop.51/
8. Keyless entry extended delay
The keyless entry pad sometimes doesn’t activate. When the vehicle has been sitting for an hour or more when you touch the keyless entry to active the lights so you can enter your code, it won’t display the numbers. You have to keep touching the display for 3 to 5 minutes to activate the lights. Other times it works right away.
Thank you for your help!
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Post-follow-up
This ST was bought back by Ford under the lemon law. Its problems were beyond fixing.
1. Paint defect on the right rear passenger door.
Currently in service to correct. The door is being re-painted.
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fia5h30aqy7kgvi/IMG_2512.jpg?dl=0
2. Center screen stuck in partial reverse display while driving forward.
Video here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0umbmbnydr88nch/IMG_2508.m4v?dl=0
You can see reverse cross-traffic alert, map in the background, parking sensors displayed. I had to pull over, shut down the vehicle to clear screen. This is intermittent.
3. Alert: Charging System Service Soon displayed while driving.
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/gu5dda8nbxkrh0v/IMG_2498.jpg?dl=0
You can see the engine is running, the parking brake is engaged.
4. Alert: System Off to Save Battery Please turn ignition off or start the engine.
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xg3e9re33f4frka/IMG_2701.jpg?dl=0
Received while at idle in while in park, engine running.
5. Alert: Restart Now or Key is Needed
Photo: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6r20xke81tvael3/IMG_2702.jpg?dl=0
Received right after the ignition was turned off to exit the car.
6. Sirius XM icons and channel data sometimes doesn’t load. Also the Sirius XM pre-set buttons don’t work on vehicle start. This is an intermittent event. Sometimes channel content buttons display immediately. Other times they don’t load at all. The vehicle location is always in the same place with a clear view of the sky. For example, when you touch the pre-set Sirius XM buttons you can’t change the channels.
7. Loose suspension/rattle sound
Occasionally while driving over rough road or speed bumps there is a rattle that sounds like a loose exhaust or suspension. Other times I don’t hear it. Please inspect suspension and exhaust for any loose parts. I see that other ST owners have reported a strange noise problem: https://www.explorerst.org/threads/strange-sound-from-front-when-coming-to-a-stop.51/
8. Keyless entry extended delay
The keyless entry pad sometimes doesn’t activate. When the vehicle has been sitting for an hour or more when you touch the keyless entry to active the lights so you can enter your code, it won’t display the numbers. You have to keep touching the display for 3 to 5 minutes to activate the lights. Other times it works right away.
Thank you for your help!
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Post-follow-up
This ST was bought back by Ford under the lemon law. Its problems were beyond fixing.
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